The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 17, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
5:34 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2837
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 341.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -14.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.41° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.50° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.